We are now ready for Book Eight, yay! I know I haven't posted the chat for The Devil in the White City, and I apologize. Google and I have been fighting recently so the chat needs to be copy and pasted from a few chat windows and then I must edit my "argh"s and "Facebook chat is better than you, G-chat!" remarks that really don't pertain to the chat.
So, in the meantime, lets move onto choosing the next book.
Since we went more quickly through Book Seven, and not everyone was able to participate, I thought it might be good to choose from our other Book Seven contenders.
So here are the choices:
1) We Need to Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver
2) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Locks, by Rebecca Skloot
3) City of Thieves, by David Benioff
Cast your vote by Wednesday.
Also, give me some feedback on how the pace of the last book went. Did we spend not enough time reading it? Too much time reading it? Let me know how we can make this book club better. It has been over a year now, lets work on ways to make this experience more enjoyable.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Book Seven: Chat Details
I'll be on today (7/17) at 4pm PST to chat if anyone can make it.
If you are not able to make it, let me know (by leaving a comment on this post) if next Sunday (7/24) at 4pm works.
If you are not able to make it, let me know (by leaving a comment on this post) if next Sunday (7/24) at 4pm works.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Book Seven: Devil In The White City
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson is our next read!
If your favorite didn't make the pick this time, just remember that we will be finishing this book around July 17 (leave your availability in the comment section) so we'll be starting a new book soon.
If your favorite didn't make the pick this time, just remember that we will be finishing this book around July 17 (leave your availability in the comment section) so we'll be starting a new book soon.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Book Seven: Make Your Vote Count
Time for YOU to help decide what our next book will be.
Something to consider when making your vote...
Since it sounds like a lot of people had time to spare after finishing the last book, I'm deciding to give us less time to read this next book, and thus I think our chat for book seven will be around July 17. I hope this way we'll have time to explore more books together, and our chats will occur when the material is still fresh in our minds.
Now, let's vote. You know the drill. In the comment section list your picks for book seven in order of how excited you are to read them. I narrowed the list down to four based on feedback in the chat and on the site.
1) Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson
2) We Need to Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver
3) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Locks, by Rebecca Skloot
4) City of Thieves, by David Benioff
Vote by Saturday!!! Book choice will be announced late Saturday or Sunday so be ready to dive right into it.
Something to consider when making your vote...
Since it sounds like a lot of people had time to spare after finishing the last book, I'm deciding to give us less time to read this next book, and thus I think our chat for book seven will be around July 17. I hope this way we'll have time to explore more books together, and our chats will occur when the material is still fresh in our minds.
Now, let's vote. You know the drill. In the comment section list your picks for book seven in order of how excited you are to read them. I narrowed the list down to four based on feedback in the chat and on the site.
1) Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson
2) We Need to Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver
3) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Locks, by Rebecca Skloot
4) City of Thieves, by David Benioff
Vote by Saturday!!! Book choice will be announced late Saturday or Sunday so be ready to dive right into it.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Book Seven: Make Your Recommendations!
Well, gang, it's time to choose our seventh book! Post ideas in the comments section by Wednesday, and then we'll put it to a vote.
Here are some of the ideas that came up towards the end of our most recent chat:
Here are some of the ideas that came up towards the end of our most recent chat:
- Possession, by A.S. Byatt
- Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson
- The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
- The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- We Need to Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver
- Bossypants, by Tina Fey
- A novel by Philip K. Dick
- Genres: science fiction, fantasy, mystery, non-fiction
Across the Universe Chat Transcript
Thanks to everyone who was able to participate in our most recent chat! I love how we are able to have a fruitful discussion about such a diverse selection of books.
Read on for the full transcript our our chat, and look out for a second post shortly to solicit recommendations for our next book selection!
Read on for the full transcript our our chat, and look out for a second post shortly to solicit recommendations for our next book selection!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Reminder: Across The Universe Chat
We are 9 days away from our "June 24ish" end date for Across The Universe, I just want to check in to and make sure everyone will be ready for it.
Since we haven't decided an exact date and or time, I'm gonna suggest a few for the weekend of the 24th and wait for your feedback.
Our last two chats have been on Sunday evenings, so I'll propose (1) Sunday June 26 at 5pm PST, and then for some variety (2) Thursday June 23 at 7pm PST or (3) Saturday June 25 at 9am PST.
Of course you are always welcome to suggest a different time, and we'll determine what works best for the majority.
Since we haven't decided an exact date and or time, I'm gonna suggest a few for the weekend of the 24th and wait for your feedback.
Our last two chats have been on Sunday evenings, so I'll propose (1) Sunday June 26 at 5pm PST, and then for some variety (2) Thursday June 23 at 7pm PST or (3) Saturday June 25 at 9am PST.
Of course you are always welcome to suggest a different time, and we'll determine what works best for the majority.
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